Career

Hairdressers

Trades & Services

Career stats

Weekly pay

$1,038

Prospects

High

Employed in Australia

69,100

Growth

Strong growth

Overview

Hairdressers cut, style, colour, straighten and permanently wave hair, and treat hair and scalp conditions.

Job Titles

mdi-briefcase-variant Hairdresser

Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

  • providing advice on hair care beauty products and hairstyles
  • shampooing hair and conditioning scalps
  • colouring straightening and permanently waving hair with chemical solutions
  • cutting hair with scissors clippers and razors
  • styling hair into dreadlocks and braids and adding hair extensions
  • shaving and trimming beards and moustaches
  • cleaning work areas and sanitising instruments
  • arranging appointments and collecting payments
  • may clean colour cut and style wigs and hairpieces

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

  Short Courses Available
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Industry

Trades & Services

If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.Careers in Manufacturing are available in a variety of industries such as: aerospace, furnishing, laboratory operations, metal fitting, engineering and boating, process manufacturing, mineral products, plastics, rubber, recreational vehicles and textiles, clothing and footwear. Structural Steel and Welding Trades workers, and Metal Fitters and Machinists are the trades most in demand in Manufacturing at present. There are thousands of Manufacturing businesses in Australia, employing almost one million people. New developments in sustainable Manufacturing aim to produce goods in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way while at the same time maintaining, if not improving productivity. This makes it a very interesting time to join this sector.This industry also covers professions such as Garden and Nursery Labourers, Jewellers, Florists, Beauty Therapists, Hairdressers and more! All these types of career paths offer Apprenticeships and Traineeships (together with school-based options), VET and university pathways.

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